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Technology & Science

Jul. 13, 2012

Regulators warn Congress about patent 'hold ups'

Federal regulators decried Wednesday the misuse of U.S. International Trade Commission's exclusion orders to block patent-infringing products from being imported into the country.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - Federal regulators decried Wednesday what they call the misuse of the U.S. International Trade Commission's exclusion orders to block patent-infringing products from being imported into the country. The move adds political pressure to one front of the ongoing patent wars between tech firms.


Officials from the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department warned the Senate...

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